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Northern part of Somalia's coast, as seen from space. Somalia's coastline consists of the Gulf of Aden to the north, the Guardafui Channel to the northeast and the Indian Ocean to the east. The total length of the coastline is approximately 3333 km, [1] giving the country the longest coastline on mainland Africa.
Somalia map of Köppen climate classification. Somalia is a country located in the Horn of Africa which officially consists of the intra-46th meridian east territory, the seven federal member states, namely Galmudug, Hirshabelle, Jubaland, South West, Puntland, and the municipality of Benadir. [2]
Somalia has the longest coastline on Africa's mainland. [15] Somalia has an estimated population of 18.1 million, [16] [17] [18] of which 2.7 million live in the capital and largest city, Mogadishu. Around 85% of its residents are ethnic Somalis and the official languages of the country are Somali and Arabic, though the former is the primary ...
The location of Somalia An enlargeable map of Somalia. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Somalia: . Somalia – country located in the Horn of Africa.
The Banaadir region is bordered by the Middle Shebelle (Shabeellaha Dhexe) and Lower Shebelle (Shabeellaha Hoose), as well as the Indian Ocean. "Benaadir" is derived from the Somali banaadir, which means "coast", in reference to the southern Somali coastal cities Mogadishu, Merka and Barawa.
The Bajuni Islands (Somali: Jasiiradaha Jubbada Hoose; Italian: Isole Giuba, also known as the Bajun Islands [1] or Baajun Islands) are an archipelago in southern Somalia. [2] They are situated in the Somali sea off the southern coast of Jubaland, from Kismayo to Ras Kamboni.
The Somali Current is a cold ocean boundary current that runs along the coast of Somalia and Oman in the Western Indian Ocean and is analogous to the Gulf Stream in the Atlantic Ocean. [1] This current is heavily influenced by the monsoons and is the only major upwelling system that occurs on a western boundary of an ocean. The water that is ...
The Sa'ad ad-Din Islands (Somali: Jasiiradda Sacadaddiin, Arabic: جزر سعد الدين), also Romanized as Sa'ad-ed-din [2] and known as the Zeila Archipelago, [3] are a group of islands off the northwestern coast of Somaliland. They are situated near the ancient city of Zeila. [4]